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PRINCE GEORGE

[Left ] The St James’ Palace detachment

of The Queen’s Guard turns out in Colour

Court, St James Palace, for the arrival

of Queen Elizabeth II, ahead of the

christening of Prince George on October

23, 2013 in London, England.

Photo credit © John Sti llwell/AFP/

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[Right] Prince William and his wife

Catherine leave with their son, Prince

George, following his christening by the

Archbishop of Canterbury (R) at Chapel

Royal in St James’ Palace on October 23,

2013.

Photo credit © John Sti llwell/AFP/

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oyalchristeningsare

onderfuloccasions,

andarealmostaseagerly

anticipatedasroyal

eddingsandbirths.Not

onlyaretheyfulloftradition,it’sachance

toseetheRoyalFamilygatheredtogether

incelebration.

Royalchristeningsareusuallyprivate

aairs–theonlyonetobeconducted

inpublicwasthatofPrincessEugenie

in1990,whowaschristenedduring

morningserviceattheChurchofStMary

MagdaleneatSandringham.Thisis

whywedon’tseetoomuchofwhatgoes

on;theceremonyitselfhappensbehind

closeddoors,sotheimagesweseeare

usuallythearrivalanddepartureofthe

RoyalFamily.

Royalchristeningstakeplacequite

soonafterthebabyisborn.Princess

Charlotte’soccurredwhenshewas

justnineweeksold,PrinceLouiswas

christenedwhenhewas 11 weeksoldand

ArchieHarrison's,themostrecent,was

donewhenhewasabouteightweeksold.

TheTraditions

Thestaroftheshowdoesn’tneedto

worryaboutwhattowearasthesame

christeninggownhasbeenwornbyevery

royalbaby,exceptPrincessEugenie,

since1841.QueenVictoriahadan

intricateHonitonlaceandSpitalfields

silkrobemadeforhereldestdaughter,

PrincessVictoria,whichwaswornby 62

royalbabiesincludingQueenElizabeth,

PrinceCharlesandPrinceWilliam.

FULLof interesti ngtraditi ons, the

bapti smsof royal babies are almost

ashighlyanti cipated astheir births.

SPECIAL OCCASIONS

Royal

Christenings

YOUNG ROYALS| SPECIAL OCCASIONS

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